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Rebuttal to The Wire’s ‘Time For NLSIU to Change Its Motto’

A response to The Wire’s attempt to transform a tragic criminal case into an indictment of Dharma and the criticize NLSIU's motto ‘Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ’

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

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Utkal Divas: Remembering Odisha's Strength and Identity

A reflection on Odisha’s identity, resistance, culture, civilisation, tradition and historical strength beyond myths.

Satyajeet Ojha

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RITUAL SELF: Need for fortifying Hindu Ritual Architecture for Containing Meta-Crisis

It is the ritual life that sustained our Civilization through the ravages of time and circumstance.

Ramachandra Roddam

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Holī- Understanding it from the Purāṇas

Holī is celebrated on Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā, the final full moon of the Hindu lunar year. Traditionally, this period is associated with the Sun’s movement toward the closing segment of the annual zodiacal cycle and with the palpable shift from winter to Vasanta (spring). As a result, Holī functions both as a seasonal threshold and as a ritual marker of transition. It is a symbolic “closing” of the old and a welcome to the renewed fertility and sociability of spring.

Tanya Fransz

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A Dhārmika Maturity Assessment Toolkit for Evaluating Generative AI Tools

A practical tool to audit how well technology and institutions represent Dhārmika culture.

Ramsundar Lakshminarayanan

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Mahāśivarātri – The Day Dear to Śiva and Śakti

Mahāśivarātri is the night that is beloved to both Śiva and Śakti, symbolizing the union of consciousness and energy. When observed with devotion, austerity, and vigil, this night is believed to offer a rare opportunity to harness cosmic energies and accelerate spiritual growth.

Tanya Fransz

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Vasanta Pañcamī – From Tapas to Rasa

Vasanta Pañcamī falls on Māghaśuklapakṣa Pañcamī, marking a crucial pivot in the sacred calendar, from tapas, the discipline of restraint and penance, to rasa, the blossoming of emotion, creativity, and desire.

Tanya Fransz

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Makara Saṅkrānti: When the Sun Turns North and Life Begins Anew

Makar Saṅkrānti is a significant Hindu festival that marks the Sun’s transition into the zodiac of Capricorn (Makara). It draws attention to the joyous event of the Sun’s gradual northward movement and the lengthening of days, symbolizing renewal, prosperity, and hope.

Tanya Fransz

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Kadusārkarā Yogam – Ancient technique of Vigraha-Making

A scholarly examination of the complex, labor-intensive, and distinctive vigraha-making tradition known as Kadusārkarā Yogam, which uses more than one hundred ingredients.

Rema Raghavan

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Rebuttal to The Wire’s ‘Time For NLSIU to Change Its Motto’

Utkal Divas: Remembering Odisha's Strength and Identity

RITUAL SELF: Need for fortifying Hindu Ritual Architecture for Containing Meta-Crisis

Holī- Understanding it from the Purāṇas

A Dhārmika Maturity Assessment Toolkit for Evaluating Generative AI Tools

Mahāśivarātri – The Day Dear to Śiva and Śakti

Vasanta Pañcamī – From Tapas to Rasa

Makara Saṅkrānti: When the Sun Turns North and Life Begins Anew

Kadusārkarā Yogam – Ancient technique of Vigraha-Making